Come back and face the music: Gilani has asked his son to cut short his trip to South Africa. file pic

Gilani’s son and a parliamentarian from Multan are currently on a private tour to South Africa. Gilani has directed his son to return to Pakistan to face charges of his alleged involvement in the illegal sale of Ephedrine drug, worth Rs 7 billion.

An editorial in the Dawn newspaper Wednesday said: “First it was the prime minister who summarily dismissed senior ANF officials who were investigating the case. This was done seemingly to thwart investigations by the force, which allegedly led to the PM’s son.”

It said, “Musa Gilani may have curried favour and may have been involved in wrongdoing. Only an impartial investigation can unearth the facts.”